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| Name = Choker | | Name = Choker | ||
| Artist = [[Twenty One Pilots]] | | Artist = [[Twenty One Pilots]] | ||
| Album = [[ | | Album = [[Scaled And Icy|Scaled and Icy]] | ||
| Cover = Scaled and Icy cover 2024.jpg | | Cover = Scaled and Icy cover 2024.jpg | ||
| Recorded = 2019 - | | Recorded = 2019 - 2020 | ||
| Released = April 30, 2021 | | Released = April 30, 2021 | ||
| Format = Digital | | Format = Digital | ||
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| Label = [[Fueled by Ramen]], [[Elektra]] | | Label = [[Fueled by Ramen]], [[Elektra]] | ||
| Misc ={{Extra track listing | | Misc ={{Extra track listing | ||
| album = [[Scaled | | album = [[Scaled And Icy|Scaled and Icy]] | ||
| type = song | | type = song | ||
| tracks = # [[Good Day]] | | tracks = # [[Good Day]] | ||
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|Choker | |Choker | ||
|[[Scaled And Icy|''Scaled | |[[Scaled And Icy|''Scaled and Icy'']] | ||
|3:43 | |3:43 | ||
|2019- | |2019-2020 | ||
| | |30 April 2021 | ||
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== Background == | == Background == | ||
“Choker,” the second promotional single from Twenty One Pilots' sixth studio album, [[Scaled And Icy|''Scaled and Icy'']], starts off with a despairing tone as [[Tyler Joseph]] takes on the mindset of a narrator lamenting his inability to be there for the people in his life due to “choking” from his fears. As the song progresses, he experiences growth in character and ends on a positive note where he begins to look at his future with a hopeful attitude. | |||
Musically, “Choker” is reminiscent of Twenty One Pilots' older style (e.g. 2009’s “[[Addict With A Pen| Addict with a Pen]]”) with its slow tempo, bright sound and the poetic rap included at the end. | |||
Its release was first teased on April 28, 2021 on the premium page ''live.twentyonepilots.com'' for fans who purchased tickets to the [[Scaled And Icy Livestream Concert|Scaled and Icy Livestream Concert]]. The official announcement of the single and its accompanying music video was later made public the following morning via a teaser on Twitter. Fans who purchased tickets to the aforementioned livestream received access to behind-the-scenes content 30 minutes before the song and video’s midnight release. <ref name=":0">https://genius.com/Twenty-one-pilots-choker-lyrics</ref> | |||
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
==== Lyrics ==== | |||
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|[Intro] | |||
Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm | |||
Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm | |||
[Verse 1] | |||
I don't bother anyone | |||
Nervous when I stand | |||
Chokin' on the circumstance | |||
Only smokin' secondhand (Mm-mm) | |||
Cut us open, spread us out (Mm-mm) | |||
Dry us in the sand (Mm-mm) | |||
Lay the fibers side by side (Mm-mm) | |||
And you'll begin to understand (Mm-mm) | |||
[Chorus] | |||
I know it's over | |||
I was born a choker | |||
Nobody's comin' for me | |||
Comin' for me | |||
[Post-Chorus] | |||
Mm-mm (I know it's over) | |||
Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm | |||
[Verse 2] | |||
I don't bother anyone | |||
Never make demands | |||
Chokin' on the circumstance | |||
Self-sabotage is a sweet romance (Mm-mm) | |||
Seems like all I'm worth is what I'm able to withstand (Mm-mm) | |||
Sooner I can realize that pain is just a middleman | |||
[Chorus] | |||
I know it's over | |||
I was born a choker | |||
Nobody's comin' for me | |||
[Bridge] | |||
I see no volunteers to co-sign on my fears | |||
I'll sign on the line | |||
Alone, I'm gonna change my circumstance | |||
I know I need to move right now | |||
[Chorus] | |||
'Cause I know it's over | |||
I was born a choker | |||
Nobody's comin' for me (Only smokin' secondhand) | |||
I know it's over | |||
I was born a choker | |||
Nobody's comin' for me | |||
Comin' for me | |||
[Verse 3] | |||
Like a little splinter buried in your skin | |||
Someone else can carve it out but when you've got the pin | |||
It hurts a little less and you can even push it further in | |||
When your body's screamin' out, trust your mind's listenin' | |||
Like a silhouette that you can barely see | |||
As a shadow cast upon the ground where you'll eventually | |||
Lay forever, but the day goes on, the sun moves behind you | |||
You get taller, bolder, stronger, and the rearview only blinds you | |||
[Outro] | |||
Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm | |||
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==== Lyrics meaning ==== | |||
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|On their previous album [[Trench]], the song [[Leave The City|''Leave the City'']] has a reoccurring line: “They know that it’s almost over”, similar to "I know it's over" in ''Choker''. | |||
The thing that is «almost over» is Tyler’s search for a path, especially related to faith. Him saying that he knows it’s over could mean he feels like he knows the answer to the question of where he is going. | |||
Throughout the previous album [[Trench]], the Banditos, who represent people close to you, are seen trying to guide and help Tyler out of Dema, a metaphor for bad mental health. In ''Choker'', when he is saying that “Nobody’s comin’ for me”, he could be saying there is no saving him. | |||
This could unfortunately mean that the path he feels like he knows now is a faithless path that the demons of Dema, or his dark thoughts, are in control of.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
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| style="text-align:center;" |all meanings of the lyrics are taken from the [https://genius.com/artists/Twenty-one-pilots Genius] website | |||
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== Music Video == | == Music Video == | ||
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